It’s not as hard to buy a new PlayStation 5 as it used to be, but its capabilities are still impressive. The cybernetic clamshell tower of a console is packed to the gills with killer hardware. It can run games in native 4K, hit frame rates in excess of 120 frames per second, and output … Read more
June Wan/ZDNET While Microsoft and Samsung have been working for some time now to take cloud gaming on TVs mainstream, quite a few questions remain as to whether gamers will embrace the new technology or not. Also: CES 2024: What’s Next in Tech Samsung is hoping to push some more gamers to the cloud TV gaming … Read more
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Vampire Survivors By the time you die a fourth time in Vampire Survivors, chances are it will already have its hooks in you. The Casetlevania-like graphics, excellent soundtrack, and casino-like rewards you receive from killing scores of monsters feeds a satisfying flow to the game’s reverse-bullet hell. The free add-ons and four-player co-op, meanwhile, keep … Read more
Sony rightfully believes the haptics on its DualSense add such a layer of immersion that every PS5 since launch has come with Astro’s Playroom, the tech demo/video game that helps introduce you to the features of the console and its controller. This game expertly showcases the DualSense’s haptic abilities. The Access Controller does not have … Read more
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Meta is investigating reports of tracking issues blighting its Quest 3 VR headset following user complaints that controller tracking performance is “much worse than the Quest 2” in some games. Over on the Meta community forums, user NotDream flagged issues with tracking performance on the Quest 3 controllers while playing Gorilla Tag (a VR game … Read more
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Microsoft is starting to block “unauthorized” Xbox controllers and accessories from being used on Xbox consoles. Resetera posters spotted a warning about the block last week, with some third-party Xbox controllers now throwing up a “connected accessory is not authorized” warning when connected to an Xbox console. It’s unclear if Microsoft is trying to target … Read more
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Meta is looking down the road at a follow-up to the Quest 3, which is releasing this week, and plans to take cues from Apple’s Vision Pro while it races to mainstream its VR tech. That’s according to Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter for Bloomberg, who writes that the company’s Quest headset marketing … Read more
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Meta is releasing a charging dock for its new Quest 3 headset. For $129.99, the all-in-one charging station allows you to neatly mount and charge the Quest 3 headset and controllers when you’re not immersed in virtual reality. This charging station is the first of its kind for Meta. While the company offered a charging … Read more
See at Xbox Xbox Wireless Controller: From $49 Save up to $16 $32 at CDKeys Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (3-month subscription): $32 Save $19 vs. Microsoft Show more (5 items) It’s been a few years since the latest generation of Xbox consoles hit shelves, and there are now tons of accessories out there that can … Read more
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